Plastic Polish?

[Snorton20]

Has anyone ever used Mother's plastic polish for their acrylic final finish step after 12000 mm?
I was just wondering if it was worth running out and picking some up. Thanks

 

[CHICAGOHAND]

http://www.penturners.org/forum/showthread.php?t=35652

 

[spitfire]

I use Meguiar's scratch X or scratch out or something like that, it comes in a black tube and works great.

 

[stevers]

I use Hutt Plastics Polish. And yes, a polish of some sort is worth it.

 

[IPD_Mrs]

I will stick with my Novus. :biggrin:

Mike

 

[Nick]

Try tooth paste, it works very good on Acrylic ans other plastic blanks

 

[LostintheWoods]

I'm very pleased with Novus 2 also, Mike. Can see no reason at all to look for anything else at this point.

 

[redfishsc]

3M Finesse-It II.

Best stuff on the planet if you ask me. Not cheap, but goes a very long way. Polishes very quick, and has a slight "glazing" effect that leaves the blank absolutely glowing. I apply it with white cloth from my old t-shirts with the lathe on 3000+ RPM. 30 seconds per blank, if that.

 

[Leather Man]

Where would you find this 3M Finesse-It II?
Thanks
Ben

 

[its_virgil]

I've become a real fan of Flitz-METAL, PLASTIC, FIBERGLASS POLISH & PAINT RESTORER

Do a good turn daily!
Don

 

[marelton]

3M Finesse-It II.

Best stuff on the planet if you ask me.

I agree, I was given some of this a while ago so I use it very sparingly after applying T Cut colour restorer to acrylics and the pens have a fantastic gloss.

 

[Rifleman1776]

On the very few non-wood pens I have made, I used Turtle Wax polishing compound. Inexpensive and works very well.
BTW, someone mentioned use of old t-shirt material for polishing. I have found that this kind of material is too harsh and will leave scratches on the surface. There might be different kinds of t-shirts. Experimenting is a good idea before tackling an expensive pen.

 

[PaulDoug]

Brasso! and for polishing nylon sock (panty hose).

 

[killer-beez]

Finishing plastics

I dry sand on a lower speed then wet sand to 8k. After, I use my buffing wheel to finish using Tripoli and White Diamond. Seems like it works great. This is the only way I know. Does anyone see any problems with using Tripoli and White Diamond on plastics?

 

[redfishsc]

Brasso! and for polishing nylon sock (panty hose).

Brasso does work, I have used it, but I found it took longer to work than the Finesse-It II and didn't have the ability to buff out scratches that the Finesse-It II could handle.

But you can't beat the price of the Brasso!

 

[redfishsc]

I dry sand on a lower speed then wet sand to 8k. After, I use my buffing wheel to finish using Tripoli and White Diamond. Seems like it works great. This is the only way I know. Does anyone see any problems with using Tripoli and White Diamond on plastics?

I use tripoli and WD on all my plastics, right before topping it off with the polish I posted above.

The only caveat I've found is building up heat, you can melt a skid mark on your blank. Especially if the wheel is worn or caked.